Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know not what a day may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth!
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool's vexation is heavier than both.
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty; But a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming, but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Wrath is cruel, and anger overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
Better is open rebuke Than love kept concealed.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
He who is fed to the full loatheth the honeycomb; But to the hungry any bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.
As a bird that wandereth from its nest, So is a man who wandereth from his place.
9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so too the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Oil and perfume gladden the heart; Sweet also is one's friend by hearty counsel.
10 Forsake not thine own friend, and thy father's friend. And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.
Thine own friend and thy father's friend forsake not; And go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor that is near, than a brother far off.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
12 A prudent man sees the evil, and hides himself. The simple pass on, and suffer for it.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; The simple pass on, and are punished.
13 Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge who is surety for a strange woman.
Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be considered a curse to him.
He who blesseth his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early for it, It shall be accounted to him as a curse.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a quarrelsome wife are alike.
16 He who would restrain her restrains the wind, and his right hand encounters oil.
He who restraineth her restraineth the wind; And his right hand layeth hold of oil.
17 Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Iron sharpeneth iron; So one man sharpeneth the face of another.
18 He who keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it, and he who regards his master shall be honored.
He that watcheth the fig-tree shall eat its fruit; So he that is careful for his master shall come to honor.
19 As in water face is to face, so the heart of a man is to a man.
As in water face answereth to face, So doth the heart of man to man.
The realms of the dead are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
The refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; So let a man be to the mouth that giveth him praise.
22 Though thou should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Though thou shouldst beat a fool in a mortar, Among bruised wheat, with a pestle, Yet will not his folly depart from him.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds!
24 For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?
For riches last not for ever; Not even a crown endureth from generation to generation.
25 The hay is carried, and the tender grass shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
The hay disappeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbage of the mountains is gathered in.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the cost of the field.
The lambs are thy clothing, And the goats the price of thy field.
27 And then will be goats' milk enough for thy food; for the food of thy household, and maintenance for thy maidens.
There is goat's milk enough for thy food, For the food of thy household, And for the sustenance of thy maidens.
